"We have been hit really hard by the recession and I think that probably has got a lot to do with it."

VOA: standard.2010.05.04

About a 45-minute drive north of Vancouver, it has been hit with unseasonably warm temperatures that have brought rain and destroyed much of the existing snow.

VOA: standard.2010.02.16

It is also a huge hit with Indians staying in Western countries.

VOA: standard.2010.07.22

La Russa said that the villainous and cowardly aggressors who have once again hit in the most vicious way should know Italy will not stop its mission, and will continue to assess it with its international allies.

VOA: standard.2009.09.17